chypre
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of chypre
literally: Cyprus, where it perhaps originated
Example Sentences
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Of all the bizarre incidents in which he was involved, none was stranger than the episode of the well-backed Ile de Chypre, near the end of his career, at Royal Ascot in 1988.
From The Guardian • Apr. 15, 2010
Well, it turned out that when Halevy's Reine de Chypre appeared, it treated the same subject as Lachner's presumably original work, which had been composed in the meantime.
From My Life — Volume 1 by Wagner, Richard
I paid another visit, the last for a long time to come, to the Grand Opera to hear this Reine de Chypre.
From My Life — Volume 1 by Wagner, Richard
In his youth he was not opposed to historical opera, for he eulogized La Musette de Portici, La Juive, and La Reine de Chypre.
From Musical Memories by Rich, Edwin Gile
Carte G�ologique de l'�le de Chypre, par MM.
From Volcanoes: Past and Present by Hull, Edward
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